--- nikto-2.1.6.orig/program/plugins/nikto_core.plugin	2015-07-09 08:06:04.000000000 -0600
+++ nikto-2.1.6/program/plugins/nikto_core.plugin	2017-04-21 18:40:26.172718366 -0600
@@ -2572,7 +2572,6 @@
     if ($@) {
         nprint("+ WARNING: Module JSON::PP missing. -Savedir and replay functionality cannot be used.");
     }
-    LW2::init_ssl_engine();
     my ($avail, $lib, $ver) = LW2::ssl_is_available();
     if (!$avail) {
         nprint("+ WARNING: SSL: support not available.");
